7:37 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Oakland Athletics Opening Day starter Kendall Graveman will have Tommy John surgery. A’s manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday that Graveman’s surgery will be performed by Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister. Melvin didn’t know when the surgery would be. Graveman was 0-5 with an 8.89 ERA
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9:30 AM ET Major League Baseball teams have just seven days left to make trades without passing players through waivers, but with more sellers than buyers in certain areas and injuries a lingering concern for all contenders, some evaluators are starting to believe there could be more deals after the July 31 trade deadline than
1:43 AM ET BALTIMORE — This loss felt different. Oh, there were plenty of similarities to the other 72 times that the Baltimore Orioles had come up short this season. The not-good-enough starting pitching. The less-productive-than-expected bats. Some head-scratching behavior on the base paths. But this one, an otherwise anonymous 5-3 defeat to the Boston
7:44 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes had an MRI and was examined by a specialist in an effort to determine whether he needs surgery on both feet that would sideline him for 8-to-10 months. “I guess what we’re looking to find out is if it has progressed to the
12:00 PM ET Five American League teams have better won-lost records than the Cleveland Indians. With almost two-thirds of the 2018 season completed, the Indians rank 29th of 30 teams in bullpen ERA. Bradley Zimmer, who was supposed to be the Indians’ center fielder this season, just had major shoulder surgery and is out for
11:23 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have suddenly won nine games in a row, turning what appeared to be a tedious season of subpar mediocrity into something interesting. They hit four home runs in a 9-2 victory Sunday over the Reds — Corey Dickerson hit his fifth in four games as he went 4-for-5 —
7:40 PM ET William Weinbaum It’s common during the dog days of summer for a team short of starting pitchers to call up a hot minor leaguer to make his major league debut, but the Daniel Poncedeleon saga is anything but typical. The Cardinals plan to bring up the 26-year-old righty and give him the
Jul 20, 2018 NEW YORK — Aaron Boone appeared annoyed by the question, one he’d fielded several times already during the opening half of his first season as a big league manager. Can this team really thrive relying so heavily on home runs? Arms raised wide above his head, shoulders shrugged, the New York Yankees
12:46 AM ET ESPN News Services Shin-Soo Choo‘s streak of reaching base safely has been snapped at 52 games — the longest such single-season streak in Texas Rangers history. Choo went 0-for-4 in Saturday night’s 16-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians in Arlington, Texas. Choo was pulled from the game in the eighth inning after
6:59 PM ET Binghamton outfielder Tim Tebow was put on the disabled list Saturday with a right hand injury and is scheduled to see a specialist in New York on Monday, the team said. Tebow was injured in Friday night’s game against Eastern League opponent Trenton. Binghamton is the Mets’ Double-A affiliate. Binghamton manager Luis